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Tumpshill Grove

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.85145, -2.59573

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadow Saffron, Early-purple Orchid · last seen 2025

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
RLY12public footpath · 73 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mPath type: footway
Stowfield Viaductpublic footpath · 31 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 31 mPath type: footway
RLY12public footpath · 97 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mPath type: steps
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Cycling

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11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Lydbrook LinkCycling route▾
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Hicksters Way LoopCycling route▾

Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail

Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route▾
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FreeminersMountain bike route▾
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Ski RunMountain bike route▾
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Mr RootyMountain bike route▾
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CountdownMountain bike route▾
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Push up routeMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Heading for Christchurch and Coleford

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heading for Christchurch and Coleford

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✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Forest Holidays Forest of DeanUrban park5 km→✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site3 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm3.7 km→✦HILL COURTHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park600 m→